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Review of the 2024 snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) fishery in the southern Gulf of Saint Lawrence (CFAs 12, 12E, 12F and 19) / by Andrew Harbicht, Tobie Surette, and Jean-François Landry.: Fs97-13/1434E-PDF

"The review of the 2024 snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) fishery in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (sGSL; Crab Fishing Areas (CFAs) 12, 12E, 12F and 19) is presented. Preliminary landings in the sGSL in 2024 totalled 25,616 t out of a revised quota of 25,328 t. The allowable quota in the Notice to Harvesters was 25,711 t. For CFA 12 harvesters, landings were 22,560 t (revised quota of 22,257 t). The catch per unit effort (CPUE) values from logbooks decreased in 2024 (60.3 kg per trap haul (kg/th)) compared to 2023 (72.2 kg/th). In CFAs 12E and 12F, landings were 203 t (revised quota of 203 t) and 1,431 t (revised quota of 1,442 t), respectively. In CFA 12E, CPUE values are comparable in 2024 (78.3 kg/th) to 2023 (79.1 kg/th). In CFA 12F, CPUE values decreased in 2024 at 90.0 kg/th compared to 2023 (96.9 kg/th). In CFA 19, landings reached 1,422 t (revised quota of 1,426 t). The CPUE values for CFA 19 decreased slightly from 140.6 kg/th in 2023 to 136.5 kg/th in 2024"--Abstract, page v.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans, issuing body.
  • Gulf Fisheries Centre (Canada), issuing body.
TitleReview of the 2024 snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) fishery in the southern Gulf of Saint Lawrence (CFAs 12, 12E, 12F and 19) / by Andrew Harbicht, Tobie Surette, and Jean-François Landry.
Series title
  • Canadian data report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 1488-5395 ; 1434
Publication typeMonograph - View Master Record
Language[English]
Other language editions[French]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Issued also in French under title: Revue de la pêche au crabe des neiges (Chionoecetes opilio) dans le sud du golfe du Saint-Laurent (ZPC 12, 12E, 12F et 19) en 2024.
  • The publication file in PDF format was replaced on 10 February 2026 with a revised version at the request of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 5).
  • Includes abstracts in English and French.
Publishing information
  • Moncton, N.B., Canada : Science Branch, Gulf Region, Gulf Fisheries Centre, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2025.
  • ©2025
Author / Contributor
  • Harbicht, A., author.
Description1 online resource (vi, 16 pages) : colour illustrations, colour maps.
ISBN9780660767840
Catalogue number
  • Fs97-13/1434E-PDF
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